Let's get real about abundance - high time to revive the Land of Cockayne! #medieval

Brumleby, Copenhagen, workers' housing built following a cholera epidemic in 1853, birthplace* of the Danish cooperative movement & still fiercely cooperative today, having fought off threats of redevelopment & a vote to convert to private ownership. The little museum (Sun 11-15.00) is excellent.

Extraordinary Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition, “Headstrong,” at the Louisiana, Denmark.

This morning life afforded me an experience of simple pleasure, far removed from any market exchange, leading to a deep sense of contentment. Our politics should aspire to ensure every single person has such opportunities throughout their lives. I don't think they do at the moment.

What an incredible painting.

It’s been a slightly rough couple of days, but getting hold of this at last is a very welcome development.

Godmorgen #heron

There’s this square in my neighbourhood and when there’s any hint of nice weather everyone gathers there, from the very oldest to the very youngest. Everyone is doing their own thing, right alongside each other. Lots of joy on display. It’s a wonderfully open and democratic space.

Did you know that beaver used to function as a unit of account known as "made beaver"? Find out more.

I have never seen it open before, but today I finally got to see inside Holmens Kirke (1562/1619) in central Copenhagen and it was worth every moment of the wait. A sublime space.

Have to agree! Jen is awesome.

As an update; I loved Shada Mustafa's "Things I Left Behind." Highly recommended.

Just to be clear, that number is not 10 point 985; it's just how Danes write thousands. #cycling #urbanliving

A novel experience today, what I can only describe as hate mail from a fellow academic, hoping that my “hatred & bigotry” don’t lead to illness and premature death. But I know that for many of my colleagues this is not a novel experience, but a daily one. With them I express my heartfelt solidarity.

I'm going to have a little credit to spend at Bloomsbury Academic, probably enough for two or three books - hit me up with your recommendations from the history lists. Doesn't have to have anything to do with my work. Feel free to recommend your own book!

Beautiful pieces by Danish weaver and textile artist Anna Thommeson (1908-2004) at the SMK (Copenhagen). I had no particular expectations for this exhibition, but it's superb. Up until mid-August.

Erasmus Darwin, Midlands Enlightenment thinker, physician, inventor, abolitionist, died #OTD 1802; founding member of Lunar Society (with Watt, Boulton & Wedgwood), grandfather of Charles Darwin, friend of Benjamin Franklin. An Experiment 1768 by Wright of Derby Portrait 1770 Birmingham AG - ALT

Went swimming.

Agreed, there is a lot of taken-for-grantedness. Small c capital might be discussed (e.g. venture capital, extensively), but capital C Capitalism, not so much, even from a positive perspective.

I teach in a European business school far more pluralistic than it's US cousins and I have had multiple masters students (who have typically also done a bachelor's at the same school) tell me my class is the first time they've encountered teaching or material even vaguely critical of capitalism.

On my docket …

Pausing now and again to acknowledge the work of our peers. Sometimes you read something that is just so good and allows you to see things differently. Today, for me, it was this.

So, Vance spent longer in Hungary than he did in Pakistan? Got to keep your priorities straight.

Ran out to the store for something and on opening the apartment door coming home met with a wall of aromas: lemon and dill and garlic and peppers and mint and olive oil

So, as "real"* Easter approaches, the joy of cooking and then eating loads of Greek food awaits us. #Greekfood *neither Greek nor Orthodox, just married to a Greek-American

Grading is not only the most important part of our job, it's also fun!

It seems likely that Trump will redirect his petulant ire at being denied victory over Iran back towards Greenland.

Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, early April morning.

Look at this gorgeous Danish edition of Proust I might have bought for 100DK (if someone hadn't beaten me to it)

Went to a briefing at the Greenlandic Representation to Denmark this evening. There will be relinquishing of territory. There is and never has been any "working party." There is no meaningful dialogue occurring. Is the the US ambassador to Denmark actually a thing? The president is a "lunatic."

The conditions necessary to this second Trump presidency, necessary to this moment, have been inculcated over a long period of time.

With everything closed and no special cooking to do (Easter is NEXT weekend), devoted some time to making a veganized version of @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social's cannelloni with spinach and peas. Superb! 100%will make again. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...

I was there (turned 18 in 1982) and this rings very true. And, importantly, as the post points out, amongst both those for and those against.

Exactly this. I don't care what reactions I get, I will never stop talking about how welcoming refugees into our home enriched our lives. There are so many positive stories that could be told.

Recently, I was asked by several Americans how things had been in Denmark during the period of intense US pressure over Greenland. All seemed very taken aback when I said the whole country had felt under intense stress, like they hadn't considered that a possibility. It was revealing, I thought.

Three fine old Copenhagen bars.

Chaotic attempt at a three way call between Denmark, the US, and Eritrea tonight, trying to keep refugee family close.

Lovely old-fashioned (e.g. the best kind of) archive work.

Wow, wow, wow!!!! That is incredible. On Monday I saw this deeply uncomfortable Caravaggio, also for free, in London.

I've just returned home to Copenhagen from a few days in London. For all that I've read about changes there, and acknowledging I was not everywhere in a very large city, I saw zero meaningful cycling infrastructure or cycling. That said, Copenhagen also needs to renew its cycling investment.

Fantastic looking new issue of "German History" on 'Colonial Transactions in the German Empire,' edited by @nkleinoeder.bsky.social and @aselmeyer.bsky.social. Much to read!

This painting by Le Moine was poor compensation for the room containing Poussin's "A Dance to the Music of Time," a painting with which I've been obsessed for some time now, and which I was so excited to finally see, being randomly closed today. WTF!

Historians (in their own minds) be like, I am “Time Revealing Truth.”

Today at #BHC2026 📅 Thursday program – 2026 Business History Conference thebhc.org/meeting-prog... #BHC2026 #Bizhis #BusinessHistory #CoCreation #AcademicConference

On the way to London. Why do I always feel so very weird about returning to the UK?

The newly elected Danish parliament has 48% women and the average age of parliamentarians is 43,9 years, reflecting our society with 51% women and an average age of 42,6 years.

As fresh as it comes.